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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-31
FUN MANCHESTER.
Three Grand Performances at Cersley's
Hall.

Hall.
Tuesday night and last night trst-class
entertainments were given in Manches-
ter al Cersley Hall 10 viii be repeated
tonight They are given under the aus
pices of the Young Ladies Society of
The Manchester Presbyterian church.
There IS wcllirained chorus of
Twelve little girls After this comes
vocal and instrumental music by Mr j.
Whiuet Nj !. j. Sullivan, Mrs W. p.
Knowles. Mr.. Gus Fair, and Mrs. A. II.
FITZGERALD Rotations by Miss Emma
Patch and Mr. II A. Maurice, and parlor
dramas wihcharacters by MessrsT.G Ma
thews Willie G.. Owens and Mr.. J. Louis
Sullivan. and Misses Robina Shanks.
Leila Ballowc Hattie Wells. Ellie Owens
and Julia Redd
The entertainment Is an excellent one
and the admission is cheap The hall
should Dee crowded The street-caTs
leave for Richmond at 1890 O'Clock pm.
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~aIr ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Dr Hunter Mcclure ha- purchased
Colonel j J.. CauIngtons Carlos colt
" Cur'-." This is one OF his standard
bred troitiug colts and is beauty Colonel
Darlington has recently sold three colts
of The same breed 90 Boston parties at an
aggregate price of 81 $50 This shows
rhat thoroughbred stock is in demand.
Colonel Darlington is doing much in
This behalf and 70 IS hoped thai bee Wil'
meet with every encouragement
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-31

Among the articles that viii be placed
in the corner stone of The City Hall
are photographs of eX-Presidenl Jeftcf-
son Davis and Mrs Davis. Mrs Margaret
Howell Hayes and Miss Narina Anne
Davis. oldest and Youngest daughters;
furnished by G. W. Davis, photographer,
M N21 BROAD street
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-31

cured and its return prevented by the Use
of DR.. Dayid's Vegetable Liver pills. As this
remedy has been thoroughly tested by mum
bers of our best people containing as IL does
none bat vegetable ingredients, u should com
mend itself 10 all sufferers with this terrible
disease. Being extremely mild In action. these
pills can be taken by both the weak and the
strong Price. rs cents II box OF - Pills nYs
boxes for ST.
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The Fast-side Marksmen.

AnumbeI of gentlemen living on Church
Hill organized "a shooting clJb. The
name adopted is the East-End Shooting
Club. The officers are President, Edgar
b. White Secretary, j. II. kersc Treas
urer. f. J.. Galloway The first shooting
viii take place next Wednesday evening
al O'Clock at the extreme eas end OF
Marshall street
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-31

Mrs. Sarah Walden, an old resident Of
Manchester died at her residence on
cambridge street near Fourteenth
Tuesday night. Mrs Walden had been in
Tor long time She was an old resident
the widow of The late Austin Walden, and
was respected and beloved by all who
knew her She had been for years a mem
Der OF the Methodist Church.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-31

The following cases were disposed of
yesterday
Robert Evans .cOl0redI a-.au.tne.
cursing and threatening Go beat Paul
scott. Fined 50 and costs.
r. $ Jasper lcolorcdl charged will
being disorderly in the street Fined S'
and cost
i Pryde .coloredl, disordcly i'm the
street Fined $3.50 and cost
J Kluber. for keeping bis barroom
open and selling liquor on Sunday.
Fined S2j
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CITY ITEMS.
x.wsy NOTES GATHERED b' THE
TIMES" REPORTERS

no.,, If Mr.. ). -. Foster Caucus Last
Night Mrs Langtry Coming ""''''' ."
us,t,morc The Ministries Io-Morro"
Nth, mic tnsurances High Prices-A
Little Fire The Ps'h'''" '"'"''' we
Darlington. Colt. Personals and Briefs
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-31
The Cu,tom-nonse improvement.

The iron columns for the Cu,tom-house
Improvement are being delivered The
work is now beginning 10 assume some
proportion and the work is executed i'm
the finest style 1t is said by experts to
be as well finished as any similar work in
the country.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-31

Professor Charles Schultze's Anatomi
ca! exhibition viii remove from its pres
ent location and e.open the exhibit on
aepili ~ on The Euker lot, corner of
seventh anu Broad streets. When re-
opened me price Of admission will be
placed al 10 cents. in order thai the en-
.,le aIuil male population may avail
themselves. "
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-31

The Rev Dr N. d Hoge will preach
at the Fourth PRESBYTERIAN church Grace
street above Shaicr az pm. to-day
4 thursday and ihe Rev X. =. Kerr on
Friday night 40 SPIN
hey D. Calvin Stuart viii preach at 1870
pm. SATURDAY The preparatory sermon TO
'ne communion ON the Sunday follow
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belmont Ifth{a water.

This is really one of the best Lithia
waters iu use. Recommended Oy some Oh our
most prominent physicians. Delivered ~ any
part u the city al - cents per gallon by
BODEKER Bros. Druggists.
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reoeLpla oI hoE. 10.
New York Markets.


Nav wheat has been very active to-day
and an advance of was sustained. Opening
Was rather tame az slf on easy cables. The
decrease on passage however which was
heavy. had a strengthening tendency and
0n heavy buying the market sold steadily up
GOD So. Around this figure realizing was quite
Tree. and dropped back. closing AZ sz3-s.
The other options did not show much
strength. and the close is tame at about last
nights figures Receipts continue heavy
and exports rather light
Corn very dull and fluctuations
very small
Lard and ribs prev weaker early. Ribs
strengthened up. however and the close i-
strong al &c. advance.
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Watertown Fire Insurance Company
against Cherry and wife. Further argued
by George. Mcintosh and T. K. Bosland
for defendants in error, and Judge Joseph
Christian for plaintiff in error, and sub
United.
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Mr. Manly B. Ramos was In Alexandria
Tuesday.
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Rauafed bog g. J.. Reiiuni s. CO.. Grni
Commission Merchants 81. South Twelfth
street
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Wards Woes.
MAxYY's. ca. JanuarY 50.


MAxEYs. Ga. January 1850.
For twelve or fourteen years I have been
great sufferer from a terrible form OF blood
poison which TAD into the secondary and finally
IL WAS pronounced tertiary form. Ny head
face. and shoulders became almost "a mass OF
corruption, and finally the disease commenced
eating away ms skull bones. became so hor
ribly rcpul-ive that for threeycars absolutely
refused % iet people see me. used large
quantities OF most noted blood remedies and
applied to nearly all physicians mean me-, but
my condition continued Co.. grow worse. ana ah
said that must surely dice. Ny bones became
the seat of oXcrucmting aches and pains my
nights were passed in misery J was reduced
n flesh and strength my kidneys were terri
bis downgej. and iifa became burden to me-
J chanced to -oe au advertisement of d. d. %.
ani sent one dollar to 80. g.. BIrchmore q Goes
merchants of our place. and thoy procured One
bottle for me. 90 was used with decided htnr-
ft. and when eight 0l ten bottles bad hetni.-
Was pronounced sound ani we'll
Hundreds 0f scars cam be~eeu On mr. l00hiuR
Ikea MAN who hal heon burned aui then rr-
stored Ny case 0l. wDii known BOO thi,oounty.
and for the benefit of othcr- vho may Dee -.mi-
mriy affected. thnh itm r duty fn give che
facts to the public. ani t1 extend my heartfelt
thanks far so yamHhlca remedy. have been
we'll over twelve months. and uo return off the
disease ha- occurred. ROBERT MAkh.
WAxEy-. Co.. january. ls*. Wc. the un-
der-Inei. suou 49, Ronut Nui and take
pleasure u saying tnt tho tt.t- above stared
nh.m are tme. auI CHAT BIDS na- ONE oi thc
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heated ny steam aul connected bY electric
bells every comfort. convenience. and luxury
the cuisine NOT eKceled by ans other house in
the country; large, handsome. and convenient
ly arranged rooms fJr commercial traveller. .
only one square from each tho Theatre nI
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Societies and others wishing 90 give hanluets
VIII please give nee a cdl.
JOHN MURPHY. Proprietor.
Broad street, corner OF Eighth.
Janlb-ly Richmond. Va.
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For good paints md cheap prices call
af Sos EH-f Brood -'r0.f Richmond paint
Store.
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-23
FALLS VILLAGE.

John H. Belden and Mrs Wm E.,tch
 inson, of Salisbury, have gone to Union vile as the guests of their sister, Mas Albert Hart. :. |. Mrs Theodore Morris and Miss Elizabeth Morris went to Danbury this week to remain through the winter. Turkeys chickens, etc., will roost high this week in antici patton of the national festival the 24th inst. A New England supper and corn feast will be given by the ladies of the Cong. church Friday evening, Dec 2d, in the room in Mir Miners building recently vacated by $. Engelke .. Mrs H. Shep- pard is on the gain and able to be around the house .. Hall, Hornbeck x Co.,, have procured a new Herring's patent combination safe, with com plex combination, which would some what bother an inexperienced burglar to unlock or open. MT Hall and I. P. Hornbeck were ill New York last week and have purchased a large and varied line of goods for the holiday trade Hut farge ana nne st stock wifi fr pef et
 Their line will embrace fuller and more complete assortment than they have ever before carried. It will be unnecessary for anyone to go out of town to trade as they can do better at home. |. Geo A. Randall and family have returned from Torrington and Geo." went to work last Friday in the Hous. R. R paint shop at Amesville.
 Dr Battam will be at the Mansion House West Cornwall, Friday Nov 25th.
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-23
HOlsteins 0t Auction.

William M Chapin of Sheffield, Mass. offered for sale at auction at this place Wednesday, twenty-seven head of thoroughbred Holstein cattle. The auctioneer was Otis H. Forbush of East Acton, Mass. The sale brought together a number of we'll known breeders from this region including H. O. Warner and s. l.. Warner of New Milford, Flint Smith and Dr. Miller of Sheffield, Mass. Lorenzo Bradley of Lee, Mass, U. H. Miner of Falls Village. Conn, P. M. son < Son of Barre Plains, Mass, c. H.
 Wells of Hancock, Mass, and Warren Cressey of Great Harrington, Mass. The sale opened with Lady Paragon, 1905 H. H. B., who has butter record of 16f pounds in ten days. The COW was dropped February g, 1885, and was knocked down to Flint Smith of Sheffield Mass. for $49O, which was the highest price of the day. Mir Smith also bought Queen of the hill, Sd, 2,149, H. H. B. for S395. Charles Robinson < Som Qt Barre Plains. Mass, bought several head including two COWS at $2O0 each, one at $2O5 and one at $25O. $. l.. Warn CT of New Milford bought bull calf for S95. The twenty-seven head sold includ
 ed ten bull and heifer calves dropped since February, 1887, sixteen COWS ol beifers and one yearlins bull The total proceeds of the sale were $3, 295 or an ! average of $123 per head. Mir Chapir expressed himself as somewhat disapoin
 ted in the resul lt - Canaan correspou
 dence in Hartford Courant of Nov IT
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-23

Sunday morning, afterwards addre sing the Sunday School. In the evening he preached in the Methodist church where union service was held. He gave history of the progress of christianity in T urke, described the customs and condition of the people and he exhibited quite a number of the products and curiosities of that country. He preached several years there and came to this countr, about four years ago to complete his studies and better fit himself for m,ssion- ary work. He was class mate of Rev D. c. Stone, at Yale, and came to Canaan to visit MT Stone. He expects to return to Armenia in few weeks.
 The V. l. A. will give sociable in their hall on Tuesday evening, Nov. 29. The Japanese ladies have kindly con- scented to serve the oysters and repea' the songs with which we were favor ed at the recent Japanese tea.
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-23
ELLSWORTH.

Winter is on track earlier than usual this year and some were not exactly ready for it, yet 1t did not wait Mir Austin Cartwright died last week after a long illness His funeral was attended at his former homo in East Street on Sunday last, Rev Joseph Smith officia- ting Walstein Lounsbury & Son are laying on the paint in good shape around here The Congregational church and parsonage have each had their new coats, and now MT Skiff' s smaller house is being rej uvinated ill all its departments :. . Milo Palmer has moved into the house with D. P. Grls- wold and will open coal wood job this winter on MT c. O. Deans land. Those desirous of pounding out cord wood can now have an opportunity .... Interesting meetings are held on We'd nesday evening of each week at the school house near the M. B. church. Rev Joseph Smith, the pastor, con- ducts them If all reports are true congratulations will soon be in order, time will tell if all the rest a1e silent. c. W. Everett's engine is on the grounds and as soon as possible the feed mil and then the enterprising farmer will run things by steam. He will soon be the model farmer at this rate. Nate Dunbar has hired out for a year in New Hartford {. :. Mrs Samuel Everett goes this week to visit her daughter, Mrs Frank Buckley, at Burrville, Conn.
 Dr Battam will be at the Mnasio1 House West Cornwall, Friday Nov 25tl
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-23
KENT.

Mrs M. l.. Stuart and daughter have closed their house and gone to New
 York city to remain during the winter
 Mrs Whately, of Fairfield, has beel
 visiting her sister, Mrs Moses Smith, il
 Shis village, Rev and Mrs G. w.
 drlfith are visiting friends at Norwich
 Conn and will remaln away until aftel
 Thanksgiving. =. MT and Mrs J. F.
 dibbs are away on a trip to Bridgeport and New York. There will be Thanks.
 giving service at Cong church, Thurs
 ,ay at 1O,45 m aud prayer meeting immediately after, in place of the regu- ,ar evening meeting. F. l.. Bull,
 North Kent, is quite ill with pneumonia
 -. The district school in this villag,
 begun the winter term Monday of thls
 week with Jerome Judd as instructor
 ...Ihere Is a movement toward orr = lzing Good Templars lodge in tAl
 place. MT Garfield. of South Brittan. sent here by the state Gran lodge, has succeeded Ill interesting few of oul worthy citizens who will do what they can in the good cause. There is now no temperance organization of any kind here, and many of the people consider temperance a subject of minor i'm poltAnce, but if lodge be established all may Tn time become Good Templars. 1t has been announced that a cuurs. winter, under the direction of the Y. r.. 5. c. E., the first to be given at Cong church on Friday eve Dec 2 by Rev Dl Il. Eddy. This arrangement is an ex- cellent one. The lectures will be in- terestlng and instructive and with oth, r entertainments which will be announced later, will doubtless prove just what Is needed for Kent society. .... The con- vention of the Housaton1c Valley Union of Y. P. s. c. D. that took place at the Cong church here on Wednesday Nov 16 proved success. The attend ance was not as large as had been ex- pected, but several neighboring towns were we'll represented. Mir w. E. Starr, of New Milford, is president of the Union, and the meeting was conducted by him. An address of welcome was gwen by Rev D. s. Porter Jr, of Kent. Then followed brief remarks by officers and members of the several societies and an excellent address by Rev D. M. Pratt, of Higganum, Conn. At noon a collation. was served in the church parlors, and the committee endeavored that all present should be active in that part of the programme. At the after noon session there were addresses by Rev F. $. Child, of New Preston, Rev T. J. Lee, of New Milford, Rev MT Smith, of the M. E. church Cornwall Bride e, Miss Lizzie Whittlesey, Of New Preston, etc. Mrs H. s. Mygatt, of New sang very fine solo, accom- panied by Prof Platt. The meeting closed at 3, 30 D. m
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-23
ROAST ELEPHANT.
THE BIG FIRE AT BRIDGEPORT.

THE BIG FIRE AT BRIDGEPORT.
 The main building of Barnum's wint. CT quarters, at Bridgeport, Conn, where ssthe greatest show on earth" is kept through the winter. was entirely destroy ed by fire at 10,30 o'clock last Sunday evening. Three elephants and many other animals were burned. Twenty seven of the elephants were rescued. One of the escaped ones wandered to Seaside Park and took to the water. They tried to drive him ashore, but without avail and he finally waded out to the old lighthouse. In the morning he was started toward the shore but while swimming he succumbed to the cold and was drowned.
 An aged lion escaped from the grounds and wandered into barn at the corner of Wood avenue and Grove street. When discovered he was pre- pairing to lunce off Q COW and calf in the barn. He was killed by we'll directed shot from rife. Most of the parapher- nalia of the Great Show was destroyed but it will not interfere with the '.Great- est Show on Earth" meeting its en- agreements in the spring as Barnum's agents throughout the world have orders to secure fresh invoices of curiosities The loss will probably not exceed SlOO- 900. The insurance is not stated.
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-23
LAX EVILLE.

Thanks are due the benefcent citi- zens who have had sidewalk made from the railroad bridge to MT Spur lumber yard. Rev MT McCutcheon attended the Sunday School conven- tion at Winsted last Thursday, and returned enthusiastic over the cause. School will close on Wednesday this week, on account of Thanksgiving day. Union services, appropriate to the sea son, will be held in the M. B. church Thursday morning, when Rev MT Godd ard will preach Thanksgiving sermon A number have been, and arc suffering from sore throats, of diph theretic nature, but as yet no cases have proved alarming.
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-23
A Sound Legal Opinion.

E. Bainbridge Munday Esq, County Atty, Clay Co.,, Tex. says |" Have used Electric Bitters with most happy results My brother also was very low with Malarial Fever and Jaundice, but was cured by timely use of this medicine. Am satisfied Electric Bitters saved his life."
 MT D I Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave, Ky, adds, like testimony, saying: He positively believes he would have died, had it not been for Electric Bitters
 This great remedy will ward off as we'll as cure all Malaria Diseases, and for all Kidney, Liver and Stomach dis. orders stands unequaled. Price Soc and $1.00 at W. H. Camps.
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-23
COLEBROOK.

The Rev. Richard Penrose, of Brook lyn, N. Y. occupied the Cong. pulpit every acceptably last Sunday. T. $. Skilton is building a barn upon land re gently purchased of Alpha Rockwell -. Solomon Sackett started out again last week upon his second trip and will be absent about month. Mrs M. L.. Phelps has sold her wood lot, near Martin Luther's. to the Barnum Richard. son Go. ami the wood IS to be cut this winter. . .. |. The school in the west dis. trict closed last Friday for two weeks vacation. -. A prayer meeting has been established at the Rock School house and is held on Friday evenings, under l the lea dership of O. N. Atwood
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-23
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.

Curtisville has several cases of scarlet fever.
 The truant school at Becket is still without scholar.
 The Till family are giving concerts in the towns of Berkshire.
 The Pittsfeld electric light company have new 50 light dynamo.
 The corner stone of the Union chapel at Berkshire was laid Saturday.
 The St Joseph's fair at Pittsfeld is drawing large audiences each night.
 A Richmond lady has Christmas cactus which has six blossoms and sixty buds.
 Secretary Whitney is still in Lenox. He suffers greatly from nervous head. aches.
 A flag was hung at half-mast by the anarchists at Adams on the day of the execution.
 The oldest man in Pittsfeld is Edward Shannon, who has reached the age of 98 years.
 Mrs A. Sheridan, of Pittsfeld, has re ceived pension and back pay amount. ing to $2,300.
 The ladies of Richmond have recently sent barrel of clothing valued at $9( to mission in the west.
 A Holyoke ''slitter' for cutting papel has recently been introduced in one o1 the paper mills at East Lee.
 The Pittsfeld Eagle is authority fol the statement, that "Abbey Lodge" the residence in that place owned by Count Tamajo, has been purchsed b. John c. Calhoun of Cornwall, Conn, tht price paid being $35, ,0O0.
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-23
SALlSBl) RY.

Albert Jackson was brought before Justice Hicks on charge of bastardy. In default of bonds Sheriff Perry took him to Litchfield jail. .. The Good Templars held their second meeting on Friday evening, the 18th inst. They now number 4o members and organiza- ton is completed. |. '. Sidney w. Russell recently bought the farm in Weatogue which belonged to the estate of John Russell, deceased. Charcoal has been moving from the Flood job for the past few days at the rate of 1900 bushels pel day.
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-23
Pointers.

See notice of new livery stable open ed in Canaan.
 Don't fail to read in another column the notice of the annnal meeting of the stockholders of the Housatonic railroad company at Bridgeport Dec Is.
 If there are any of our readers want ing steady work at good pay, they would do well to read the advertisement s'work for the Winter in another column by the Chase Nurseries, ofGeneva, N. Y.
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-23

Frank Guilds, a street sprinkler O Pittsfeld, voluntarily reduced his bill | S25O because of 8 wet season. Representatives Robert Nc Don. aid, of Housatonic, was serenaded by a large party of friends Wednesday eye. William Perry, of Lee, brother ot jeweler Perry of Great Burlington was found dead in his bed Thursday morn: ing.
 The Berkshire County Eagle is pnb :ishing some very interesting scrmonS written by Rev w H. G. Temple of sheffield.
 The majority of the creditors of the Hurlbut paper company have agreed t. lccept the proposition of the company 20 compromise.
 David Foster. 72, a retired Williams town farmer, committed suicide Sunday y lking laulnum He hal been in poor health fDr some time.
 The Hancock Post G. A. R of Dalto, have added che hundred and seveut. dollars to their treasury, the proceeds of their recent entertainment.
 
 Snow fell l5 inches in depth on Mt Washington Wednesday morning and some of the roads in Egremont were ,lrifted.
 "Rebecca's Triumph Q drama of three acts will be presented in Adams Friday evening by the young woman's christian temperance union.
 The Housatonic evening express train was held at Housatonic Saturday to accommodate those who came from the north to attend the funeral of the late John M. Seeley.
 Henry Freeman, the negro who stole money from Lucas James, of Leno in October, was arraigned in the district court, pleaded guilty and was sent to jail for 60 days.
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-23
A Good Record.

Barnum, Richardson Co.'S blast furn- mace No 3 at East Canaan, Conn went out of blast Nov 12 after running 131 weeks on one hearth and making 12, 71O tons of pig iron.
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-23
Annual Meeting.
w ork zqH n2,a Winter,

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 State age and enclose stamp.